Resilient wheel.



E. A. SHLAIRET.

RESLIENT WHEEL. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 31, 1912:

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RESILIENT WHEEL.

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Application tiled J'uly 31, 1912. Serial No. 712,425.

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that 1,'Enwann A. Sci-mamar, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Mount `Vernon, in the county et Knox and State of Uhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels, ot which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to resilient wheels `and particularly pertains to that class of embodying a hub, spokes and a rim element and having a plurality ot radially arranged blocks carrying wooden tread surfaces and plunger-nelements for resisting movement of such blocks under pressurey upon their said surlaces.

'lthe preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reitenI ence designate corresponding parts, and in whichlFigure l is a side elevation ot a section of my wheel structure partially broken away, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the wheel structure, Fig. 3 is an edge view or a view looking at the tread of the wheel, Fig. 4C is a sectional View ot' one oi the resilient blocks ot my wheel structure, and, Fig. 5 is a sect-ion taken on line 5`5 ot Figli.

In the drawings, the wheel structure is shown as comprising a hub 1, spoltes 2 and a rim element 3, Vwhich rim element is desirably of channelformation and provided at intervalswith tt-shaped spacing blocks Ll. rlhese V-shaped spacing blocks may be maintained in position by bolts 5;' Disposed `between said spacing blocks' and preferably two between each pair of spokes,.ar'e blocks 6 of metal havingchannels 7 lin their outer surfaces for'thereception of Wooden blocks 8 to be secured in position by screwsl 9.

`These metal blocks 6 are provided With inwardly extending integral bolts 10 having shoulders 11 which are embraced by coil Springs 12. rlhese bolts 10 extend through bushings 1.3 having shoulders 111 thereon .and threaded as at 15 and these bushings are threaded for the reception of tubular casings 16 apertured at their lower ends as at 17. The bolts 10 at their extremities carry piston members comprising a metal piece 18, a washer of cup-like form as at 19 and a securing nut 20, which pistons are sufficiently close fitting Within the tubular members 16 to have an air cushioning etiectA in the inward movement ot the blocks 6. rl`his air cushioning effect is assisted by the operation of the springs 12 and also by the operation of a resilient washer 21 disposed between the bushing 13 and the shoulder 11 and by a similar resilient washer 22 disposed between the inner ends of the bushings 13 and the pistons on the ends ot the bolt structure.

ln operation, it will be understood that the Wooden blocks 8, which may bc made of any type of prepared wood, will first come into contact with the surface over which the' wheel is traveling, causing an inward movement of the blocks 6 and a consequent compression ot the springs 12. Furthermore, the inward movement of these blocks 6 will result in an air cushioning eitect through the pistons' operating in the tubular members 6 and under extreme conditions there will be interposed a further resistance of the resilient washers described.

lt will be apparent from this that 1 have provided a resilient wheel comprising a series of yieldable tread members, which combines a mechanical spring action with a semi-pneumatic action. This result is attained by a simple and compact structure of an inherently superior nature.

A resilient vehicle wheel comprising a hub portion, spokes radiating therefrom, a rim element of channel form attached to the outer extremities of said spokes, individual inwardly extending cylinders independent of and between said spokes, each of said cylinders having an internally threaded open end,`a. central apertured bushing for each of.

said cylinders having a threaded extremity for engagement With the threaded ends of said cylinders, a shoulder on each of said bushings adapted to abut the bottom of said channeled member whereby the said cylinders are rigidly held thereon, a plurality of double-ended pistons siidnbiy mounted in element, and thread element-s removably eari 1u said bushings, one end of each of said pisried by each of said second piston ends.

tons operating in said cylinders, the other In testimony whereof I aix my signature ends slidingiy operating in said channel rim in presence of two Witnesses. element, buffers carried by the underside of EDWARD A SCHL LXIRET each of said bushings and said last pistons,

said cylinders forming an air cushion below vWitnesses:

said rst piston ends, springs interposed be- H. M. GrILLESPIE,4 tween said second piston ends and said rim A. L. PHELPS. 

